Robin Moffatt is a Principal DevEx Engineer and seasoned conference speaker with 15+ years of experience presenting at top events like QCon, Devoxx, Kafka Summit, and Strata. He shares insights on developer experience, distributed systems, and cloud technologies through his blog, YouTube, and public talks.
617 articles from this blog
Diagnosing and resolving slow OBIEE login issues caused by cluster controller failover due to network configuration problems.
A developer's critique of OBIEE dashboard compatibility across Opera, Firefox, IE, and Chrome browsers, highlighting rendering issues.
A comprehensive reference for OBIEE AdminTool.exe command line syntax, including commands for repository management and metadata export.
Explores an undocumented /command switch in Oracle BI's AdminTool.exe for scripting RPD file changes, with usage examples and cautions.
Clarifies the correct Oracle support portal URL for accessing Metalink 3 service requests to avoid errors.
A guide to using RSS feeds and del.icio.us tags to track content and discussions related to Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE).
A developer troubleshoots a 'Exception occurred when while initializing repository' error in Oracle CAF, resolving it by updating the Java version.
Oracle's Metalink 3 support portal has been retired and replaced by the flash-based My Oracle Support, with some navigation and search quirks noted.
A technical guide on configuring multiple Oracle BI repositories (RPDs) on a single server instance, covering setup for both Unix and Windows environments.
A technical guide on configuring multiple Oracle BI Presentation Services instances on a single server, covering both Unix and Windows environments.
Reference guide for OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence) error and message codes, linking to official Oracle documentation.
A technical guide on configuring HP LoadRunner for performance testing Oracle OBIEE dashboards, focusing on AJAX and session correlation.
Step-by-step guide to configure OBIEE on Unix/Linux to connect to and query a Microsoft SQL Server database using ODBC drivers.
A technical guide on configuring Oracle BI Presentation Services (sawserver) logging to capture specific activity types and output them to separate files.
A technical guide on using LoadRunner for performance testing OBIEE dashboards, covering script creation, validation, and troubleshooting.
Explains how to configure Oracle BI sawserver logs to use a 'short' format for easier debugging and troubleshooting.
A tip for Oracle Technology Network (OTN) forum users to reduce frequent login prompts by using a specific URL format.
Unix shell scripts to monitor the status of OBIEE and OBIA (Oracle Business Intelligence) server processes, including BI Server, Presentation Server, and Informatica.
A developer shares initial frustrations and technical details while upgrading Oracle BI Applications from version 7.9.5 to 7.9.6.
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Troubleshooting guide for an Oracle BI Applications (OBIA) repository connection error caused by incorrect service mode.
